The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Reveiw: This Car is So Good My Husband Wants One ASAP

The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid parked in a shady spot with green trees in the background
The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe was 1 of 2 new cars I'd buy immediately Credit: Kristen Brown

If you were like me before I got behind the wheel of the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid, you’d assume the experience would be drab. My parents were hard on Hyundai and Kia when I was younger because they were “cheap” and people “treated them like appliances.” They were reliable, but lacked soul, they said.

Well, they were both wrong. The Hyundai Santa Fe hybrid truly opened my eyes to the brand, which has undergone a renaissance in the last decade. I fell so quickly in love with the design, space, visibility, tech, and aura that I called my husband and told him we might be converting from Subaru diehards to Hyundai loyalists.

Driving the Santa Fe, priced from $34,200 for the entry model to $47,250 for the top hybrid model, only solidified my sentiments, and once my husband got a chance to experience it, it only took him a few seconds to say, “Yup, I’d buy this right now if I could. It’s a solid car.”

This story is 100% human-researched and written based on actual first-person knowledge, extensive experience, and expertise on the subject of cars and trucks. No AI was used.

The Hyundai Santa Fe’s Design is Boxy but Tasteful

The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy Hybrid parked in a woodsy parking lot
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The Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid is Also Fairly Affordable

The rear end of the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy Hybrid parked in a woodsy parking lot
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The Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Mileage Figures Blew Me Away

Thew front end of the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe in a woodsy parking lot
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The Santa Fe Hybrid’s Interior Felt Expensive

The interior of the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy Hybrid model, pictured from the center of the rear seats
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The Third Row Was Only Sort of Good

The third row of the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy Hybrid
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When the Third Row is Folded, Cargo Space Ahoy

The trunk of the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy Hybrid model when the third row is folded down
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The Hyundai Santa Fe Has Some Pep in its Step

The side profile of the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy Hybrid model from the passenger's side
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Like I Said – My Family was Immediately Smitten

My two toddler daughters in their car seats enjoying the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe
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Brown is a car-loving mom in Oregon, with a deeply rooted passion in auto mechanics. She's been an automotive ... More about Kristen Brown
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